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Denis Leary as a former Cowboys coach who inherited a winning team. Sound familiar?

A Hollywood movie set in the NFL world is bound to have some Cowboys references, and sure enough Draft Day, opening Friday, doesn’t disappoint. Some of the shout-outs are direct, some less so. And some are unintentionally funny.

Take the hot-headed Cleveland Browns head coach played by Denis Leary. A former Cowboys coach who won a Super Bowl with Dallas, he faces down his general manager (Kevin Costner) with some words about his old team: “They win. A lot.” When they’re not going 8-8 every year, anyway.

The same coach, we’re told, inherited his Cowboys championship team from the previous head man and “babysat” his way to a ring. Only in Hollywood could Denis Leary play Barry Switzer.

Leary’s coach reminds us that “Dallas is a great city full of fancy people.” (Hey, that’s us). Another character snidely comments that “the Cowboys have great helmets” (chalk one up for the star). Then there’s the Browns’ meddling owner (Frank Langella), who insists on dealing multiple draft picks for a splashy star. Jerry Jones could relate.

Some other Draft Day NFL tidbits:

Former can’t-miss quarterback Ryan Leaf, who flamed out big time (and had a brief stint with the Cowboys), is mentioned as the ultimate you-never-know cautionary tale.

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster has a major speaking role as…a running back prospect.